N Illinois (73) vs Kent State (77) · Jan 3, 2026 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 3, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	26	47	73
KENT	47	30	77

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
96Gustav Winther	21	0-3	0-1	2-4	3	1	0	0	1	5	2
25Dylan Ducommun	37	3-7	2-5	5-8	4	4	1	0	5	5	13
6Taj Walters	35	4-9	3-4	2-2	11	0	3	1	3	2	13
1Makhai Valentine	38	9-17	5-12	4-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	27
3Daemar Kelly	17	0-3	0-2	0-1	4	0	1	0	4	5	0
7Hassan Washington	13	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	0	2	0	1	5	1
23Jaylen Wharton	7	1-2	0-0	0-2	3	1	0	0	0	1	2
2Carlos Coronado	8	0-2	0-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
11Isaiah Washington	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Gianni Cobb	24	5-8	1-2	2-5	1	3	2	0	4	4	13
TOTAL	-	22-5143.1%	11-2839.3%	18-3060.0%	34	9	9	1	19	27	73

KENT STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Rob Whaley Jr.	29	6-8	0-0	6-11	1	2	2	0	3	3	18
23Delrecco Gillespie	32	8-13	0-3	12-14	11	0	2	1	3	2	28
25Jahari Williamson	31	1-7	1-4	2-2	1	1	1	0	1	3	5
1Cian Medley	22	0-4	0-4	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	4	2
8Morgan Safford	34	2-10	1-5	2-2	6	0	2	0	3	1	7
11Dezmon Briscoe	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0
14Magnus Entenmann	8	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
0Rayvon Griffith	11	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	5
54Omer Hamama	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
6Quinn Woidke	16	2-5	1-3	5-7	2	0	2	0	1	3	10
TOTAL	-	21-5339.6%	4-2416.7%	31-4077.5%	24	8	9	2	14	23	77

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfniukent

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Kent State.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois.
+2 (19:31) Rob Whaley Jr. makes 4-foot step back jumpshot.
02
(19:20) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(19:20) Jahari Williamson Steal.
(19:15) Jahari Williamson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:12) Gustav Winther Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Foul on Cian Medley.
(19:03) Daemar Kelly traveling turnover.
(18:40) Morgan Safford misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(18:34) Gustav Winther Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) Taj Walters misses layup.
(18:13) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
(18:09) Taj Walters misses 6-foot jumper.
(18:02) Jahari Williamson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:01) Rob Whaley Jr. makes 5-foot jumper.
04
(17:52) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(17:52) Rob Whaley Jr. Steal.
(17:46) Cian Medley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:43) Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
(17:40) Morgan Safford misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:37) Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:36) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup.
06
(17:26) Foul on Gustav Winther.
+1 (17:20) Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 1.
07
+2 (17:07) Makhai Valentine makes layup.
27
(16:35) Cian Medley misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:32) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(16:30) team turnover.
+2 (16:17) Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup.
29
(16:17) Foul on Hassan Washington.
+1 (16:17) Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
210
(15:56) Taj Walters bad pass turnover.
(15:56) Delrecco Gillespie Steal.
+2 (15:51) Delrecco Gillespie makes 2-foot dunk.
212
+2 (15:37) Makhai Valentine makes driving layup.
412
(15:18) Delrecco Gillespie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:14) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(15:11) Foul on Cian Medley.
(15:11) Gianni Cobb misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:11) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:11) Gianni Cobb misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:11) Morgan Safford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:52) Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup.
414
(14:42) Gustav Winther misses 15-foot jumper.
(14:42) Kent State Defensive Rebound.
(14:28) Jahari Williamson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:28) Morgan Safford Offensive Rebound.
(14:28) Delrecco Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:28) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Makhai Valentine misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:01) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(13:57) Gustav Winther misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:53) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(13:46) Gustav Winther misses layup.
(13:46) Delrecco Gillespie Block.
(13:39) Quinn Woidke Defensive Rebound.
(13:17) Delrecco Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(13:17) Daemar Kelly Steal.
(13:11) Daemar Kelly misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:08) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(13:03) Delrecco Gillespie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:59) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
(12:59) Foul on Gustav Winther.
(12:53) Rayvon Griffith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:50) Dezmon Briscoe Offensive Rebound.
(12:38) Rob Whaley Jr. misses layup.
(12:38) Taj Walters Block.
(12:30) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(12:21) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(12:21) Rob Whaley Jr. Steal.
+2 (12:14) Rayvon Griffith makes 17-foot jumper.
416
(11:58) Daemar Kelly traveling turnover.
(11:41) Rayvon Griffith bad pass turnover.
(11:41) Hassan Washington Steal.
(11:27) Daemar Kelly misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:23) Kent State Defensive Rebound.
(11:02) Rayvon Griffith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:00) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(10:58) Foul on Magnus Entenmann.
(10:45) Taj Walters misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:42) Morgan Safford Defensive Rebound.
(10:39) Morgan Safford bad pass turnover.
+3 (10:20) Gianni Cobb makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists).
716
(10:12) Foul on Hassan Washington.
+1 (10:12) Magnus Entenmann makes free throw 1 of 2.
717
+1 (10:10) Magnus Entenmann makes free throw 2 of 2.
718
(9:47) Foul on Magnus Entenmann.
(9:27) Gianni Cobb misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:24) Dylan Ducommun Offensive Rebound.
(9:10) team turnover.
+2 (9:00) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup (Rob Whaley Jr. assists).
720
(8:41) Carlos Coronado misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:41) Kent State Defensive Rebound.
(8:31) Jahari Williamson misses 8-foot jumper.
(8:25) Carlos Coronado Defensive Rebound.
(8:07) team turnover.
(8:04) Foul on Jaylen Wharton.
+1 (8:04) Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
721
+1 (8:04) Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
722
+2 (8:04) Makhai Valentine makes layup.
922
(7:50) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(7:50) Morgan Safford Steal.
(7:32) Morgan Safford misses layup.
(7:28) Jaylen Wharton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:23) Makhai Valentine makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
1222
(7:23) Foul on Rob Whaley Jr..
+1 (7:23) Makhai Valentine makes free throw 1 of 1.
1322
(7:12) Morgan Safford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:09) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(7:04) Makhai Valentine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:00) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:58) Taj Walters makes layup.
1522
(6:42) Foul on Gianni Cobb.
(6:35) Rob Whaley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(6:35) Taj Walters Steal.
(6:30) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
+2 (6:10) Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup.
1524
(5:53) Jaylen Wharton misses 10-foot jumper.
(5:49) Rob Whaley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:40) Morgan Safford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists).
1527
+2 (5:22) Jaylen Wharton makes 16-foot jumper.
1727
+2 (5:05) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup (Rob Whaley Jr. assists).
1729
(5:05) Foul on Daemar Kelly.
+1 (5:05) Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 1.
1730
(4:48) Foul on Rayvon Griffith.
(4:37) Technical Foul on Daemar Kelly.
(4:37) Daemar Kelly turnover.
(4:37) Delrecco Gillespie misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:37) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:37) Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
1731
(4:20) Quinn Woidke misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(4:17) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
(4:17) Foul on Hassan Washington.
+1 (4:17) Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
1732
+1 (4:17) Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
1733
(4:11) Foul on Jahari Williamson.
+1 (4:11) Dylan Ducommun makes free throw 1 of 2.
1833
(4:11) Dylan Ducommun misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:10) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(4:10) Hassan Washington out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(4:10) Delrecco Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(4:03) Foul on Quinn Woidke.
(4:03) Daemar Kelly misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:03) Cian Medley Defensive Rebound.
(3:33) Jahari Williamson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:28) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Foul on Cian Medley.
+1 (3:24) Dylan Ducommun makes free throw 1 of 2.
1933
(3:24) Dylan Ducommun misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:24) Dylan Ducommun Offensive Rebound.
(3:24) Makhai Valentine misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:24) Kent State Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Foul on Hassan Washington.
+1 (3:24) Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
1934
(3:24) Delrecco Gillespie misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:24) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:59) Makhai Valentine makes layup.
2134
+3 (2:42) Rayvon Griffith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Omer Hamama assists).
2137
(2:34) Foul on Omer Hamama.
+1 (2:34) Carlos Coronado makes free throw 1 of 2.
2237
+1 (2:34) Carlos Coronado makes free throw 2 of 2.
2337
+2 (2:21) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup.
2339
+3 (2:12) Dylan Ducommun makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Wharton assists).
2639
+3 (1:55) Jahari Williamson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rayvon Griffith assists).
2642
(1:26) Makhai Valentine misses dunk.
(1:17) Jaylen Wharton Offensive Rebound.
(1:15) Foul on Omer Hamama.
(1:15) Jaylen Wharton misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:15) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:15) Jaylen Wharton misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:15) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
(1:11) Dylan Ducommun misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:10) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(1:00) Foul on Taj Walters.
+1 (1:00) Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2643
(1:00) Rob Whaley Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:00) Jaylen Wharton Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Carlos Coronado bad pass turnover.
(0:30) Rayvon Griffith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:22) Morgan Safford Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:22) Morgan Safford makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2645
(0:13) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(0:13) Delrecco Gillespie Steal.
+2 (0:07) Delrecco Gillespie makes 2-foot dunk.
2647
(0:00) Carlos Coronado misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

KENT

73Points77

22-51(43.1%)Field Goal(%)21-53(39.6%)

11-28(39.3%)3-Point(%)4-24(16.7%)

18-30(60.0%)Free Throw(%)31-40(77.5%)

38(14)Rebounds(Offensive)34(13)

9Assists8

9Steals9

1Blocks2

22Turnovers14

27(1)Fouls(Technical)23(0)

0Largest Lead21

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 10:00 AM

M.A.C. Center · Kent, OH

attendance: 2,081 (32.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: KENT -16.5

over/under: 157.5